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Sentencing set for suspect who forced flight to land at Eastern Iowa Airport

Lang 11/29/25 A sentencing date has been set for a Nebraska man accused of disrupting a flight that was forced to land in Cedar Rapids earlier this year. According to the original news release from the City of Cedar Rapids, a SkyWest flight from Omaha to Detroit had to touch down at the Eastern Iowa Airport on July 17th to deal with a single male passenger. Officers met the flight and arrested 23-year-old Mario Nikpelaj (Nick-PREE-lidge). A fede…
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The Mighty 1630 KCJJ broke the news in on Saturday, November 29, 2025.
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